ज्वालामुखोऽथ रक्ताक्षः स्मशाननिलयः क्रथः । मांसादो रुधिराहारः कृष्णः कृष्णजटाधरः
jvālāmukho'tha raktākṣaḥ smaśānanilayaḥ krathaḥ | māṃsādo rudhirāhāraḥ kṛṣṇaḥ kṛṣṇajaṭādharaḥ
جوالامکھ، پھر رکتاکش؛ شمشان میں بسنے والا کرتھ؛ مانساد جو گوشت کھاتا ہے؛ رودھیراہار جو خون پر پلتا ہے؛ اور کرشن، سیاہ جٹاؤں والا—یہ سب اس سمت کے ہیبت ناک نگہبان ہیں۔
Skanda (deduced from Dvārakā Māhātmya narrative style within Skanda Purāṇa)
Even fearsome beings can be integrated into dharma as protectors of a sacred city, showing the Purāṇic theme of transformation into service.
Dvārakā—its sanctity is emphasized by the presence of appointed guardians for each direction.
No explicit rite is stated; the verse provides names for remembrance and contextual veneration.